Saturday, October 26, 2013

Hurd State Park

Observations/Information: Brother and I rode Hurd Park Sunday morning. Our main goal was to find the fabled Dragon's Back rock spine feature at Higganum Meadows WMA. This is something I had stumbled upon several years ago but was never able to find again. Predictably it was right under my nose the whole time, and we found it in the last place we looked. The search took me all the way down to the fields in Higganum Meadows. It's scenic but involves a long climb out on a loose rocky dirt road, and you want to stay out during hunting season except on Sunday.

There are several rock spine features in Hurd but the Dragon's Back is the longest by far, and if ridden end-to-end provides 45-60 seconds of undulating fun, and can be ridden in both directions.

The trails were in good shape, dry, and with a deepening fluffy leaf layer.

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The Central Connecticut chapter of the New England Mountain Bike Association (CCT NEMBA) is a community of mountain bikers and trail advocates dedicated to advancing the sport of mountain biking in Connecticut. Since 1997 we have worked with land managers to build, maintain, and improve legal trails and support appropriate trail use. We organize rides, offer educational trail schools to all trail users, and build relationships within the mountain bike community of riders, trail builders, shops, advocates, and others. We support mountain biking because it is a fun, healthy activity that all ages and abilities can enjoy.